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Thursday, 31 January 2013

How do you show you care as a leader?

5 Important Tips - How to Care More as a Leader (Teamwork and Leadership Bloggings with Mike Rogers)

What leader would you rather have? One who really cares, or one who doesn't? I would assume the answer to that question is pretty obvious to most. If you ever had a leader who didn't care you know how difficult it can be to follow.

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Success in not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. ~Winston Churchill

Success in not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. ~Winston Churchill

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Wednesday, 30 January 2013

The Pyramid of Organizational Development - Managing the Steps of Growth

Learn about seven groups of issues that you must address to lead an organization successfully through growth.

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Remembering people's names can be difficult, especially in stressful or high-pressure situations. Our articles teaches you some useful methods that you can use to help you remember.

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This article offers useful tips on how to remember people's names.

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A team that sweats together sticks together ~Anonymous

A team that sweats together sticks together ~Anonymous

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Is remembering someone's name that important for leaders?

You forgot my name! Is it that important as a leader? 5 Tips (Teamwork and Leadership Bloggings with

I have to admit that it might be a silly pet peeve of mine, but I don't like to be addressed by "hey." Or "How are you?" instead of "How are you Mike?" This can happen for a number of reasons. Maybe they forgot my name. Or possibly they are not sure how to address me given several formal titles I...

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Even if you fall on your face, you're still moving forward. ~Victor Kiam

Even if you fall on your face, you're still moving forward. ~Victor Kiam

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Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Mind Tools Newsletter 272 - Reach Your Potential, Today!

Find out how you can use feedback effectively, with this week's Mind Tools newsletter.

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Monday, 28 January 2013

A leader is not an administrator who loves to run others, but someone who carries water for his people so that they can get on with their jobs. ~Robert Townsend What is your style?

A leader is not an administrator who loves to run others, but someone who carries water for his people so that they can get on with their jobs. ~Robert Townsend What is your style?

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Success Under Stress - With Sharon Melnick

In this interview, Sharon Melnick shares her tips for success under stress, including explaining how to turn self-doubt into self-confidence.

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Do you work with a lazy team member? Find out the steps you can take to address the problem in our article on working with lazy people.

Working with Lazy People - Career Development from MindTools.com

Do you have a lazy colleague? Instead of shouldering their load as well as your own, learn how to get them to do their work.

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Friday, 25 January 2013

Stop - Keep Doing - Start - Simple Questions for Improving Performance

Use this simple three-question tool to ask for help and feedback.

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Get a better understanding of how you learn new information, with this guide to Learning Styles.

Learning Styles - Learning skills from MindTools.com

By understanding your own learning preference, you can learn, reason and communicate more effectively.

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Wednesday, 23 January 2013

Making Amends - Moving On After a Mistake

Mistakes can ruin relationships and damage your reputation. Learn how to make amends.

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When morale suffers, it's important that you take steps to repair it quickly. Find out what morale is, and how you can rebuild it quickly with our article.

Rebuilding Morale - Team Management Skills from MindTools.com

Team morale can take a knock due to downsizing, restructuring, or poor leadership. Learn how to rebuild morale, and encourage a positive outlook.

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Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it. ~Lou Holtz

Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it. ~Lou Holtz

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Tuesday, 22 January 2013

Mind Tools Newsletter 271 - Are You Getting the Best?

Make sure that you're getting the best from your suppliers with this week's Mind Tools newsletter.

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Learn how to keep control of your sales pipeline with the Sales Funnel.

The Sales Funnel - Sales Skills from MindTools.com

The sales you achieve will come from a much greater number of enquiries and leads. Find out how to manage your sales funnel.

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Monday, 21 January 2013

Swim Lane Diagrams are a great way to map and improve processes within your organization, especially when more than one team is involved. Find out more here.

Swim Lane (Rummler-Brache) Diagrams - Problem Solving from MindTools.com

Learn how to use Swim Lane Diagrams to map and improve the processes between departments and teams in your organization.

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Friday, 18 January 2013

10 Cs of Supplier Evaluation - Evaluating Potential Suppliers

Use this simple checklist to choose a supplier that best meets your needs.

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Find out what drives quality in the eyes of your customers, so that you can deliver products that they'll be pleased with, in our article on Critical to Quality Trees.

Critical to Quality (CTQ) Trees - Product and Service Strategy Training from MindTools.com

This tool helps you translate broad customer needs into specific measurable requirements that you can use to deliver high quality products and services.

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Lisa Holliday on Allan Cox's new Kindle book: He writes, and "tweets", in a way that goes straight to that perfect intersection of the heart and mind - and the result is a laser clarity I have gotten from very few books in the past. Ah hah moments?! Most definitely. Humbling revelations about the state of my life? You bet! Life altering simple suggestions? Abundant. But Complex processes, how to's and do's and dont's? NOPE! I have read a million of those books and none have more effectively opened my eyes than this lovely, delicious work of art. And it is art. You'll see. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AJBLFZY

WHOA! Are They Glad You're in Their Lives?

Allan Cox has always been one of the foremost thinkers in management consulting. In his ninth book, WHOA! Are They Glad You’re in Their Lives? Allan Cox takes his decades of business expertise advising CEOs and top management teams, combines it with 52 weeks of tweets (gems of wisdom), con...

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It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions. ~Daniel Defoe Agree? Thoughts?

It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions. ~Daniel Defoe Agree? Thoughts?

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Wednesday, 16 January 2013

Training the Trainer - Developing In-House Instructors

Learn how to set up an effective program for training your own in-house trainers.

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Discover when you should stand up for your people, and how you can go about doing this without damaging your reputation.

Standing Up for Your People - Team Management Skills from MindTools.com

Learn when and how to defend your team members from criticism.

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Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. ~Lao Tzu What do you think?

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. ~Lao Tzu What do you think?

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When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt ~Henry J. Kaiser

When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt ~Henry J. Kaiser

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Tuesday, 15 January 2013

Mind Tools Newsletter 270 - The "Wow Factor"?

Learn how to become a great presenter that people want to listen to.

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You are never too old to set a new goal or to dream a new dream. ~C.S. Lewis

You are never too old to set a new goal or to dream a new dream. ~C.S. Lewis

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Monday, 14 January 2013

Find out how you can "grow your own" future leaders within your organization, with the Leadership Pipeline Model.

The Leadership Pipeline Model - Leadership Training From MindTools.com

Learn how to develop a strong pipeline of future leaders for your organization.

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Friday, 11 January 2013

Creating Effective Presentation Visuals - Connecting People With Your Message

Your visual aids can make or break your presentation. Learn how to create simple and effective slides.

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Learn the project management phases and processes that are essential for a successful project.

Project Management Phases and Processes - Project Management Tools from...

You can deliver your projects more effectively by defining project phases and using key project management processes. Find out what these are, and...

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Thursday, 10 January 2013

When the best leader's work is done, the people will say: "We did it ourselves." ~Lao Tzu Agree? Why?

When the best leader's work is done, the people will say: "We did it ourselves." ~Lao Tzu Agree? Why?

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Always give without remembering and always receive without forgetting. ~Brian Tracy

Always give without remembering and always receive without forgetting. ~Brian Tracy

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Wednesday, 9 January 2013

Engaging New Recruits - Building and Maintaining Motivation

Learn what you need to do to keep new recruits engaged and motivated.

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Pareto Analysis is also known as the 80:20 rule, where 20% of causes generate 80% of results. Find out how you can use this technique to prioritize possible changes in your organization.

Pareto Analysis - Decision-Making Skills Training from MindTools.com

This article explains how to use Pareto Analysis, also known as the 80/20 rule - a simple technique for choosing the most important changes to make.

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Monday, 7 January 2013

Teamwork divides the task and double the success. ~Unknown

Teamwork divides the task and double the success. ~Unknown

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Heart, Smarts, Guts, and Luck - With Tony Tjan

In this interview, Tony Tjan outlines his theory that success in business is down to heart, smarts, guts, and luck, underpinned by self awareness.

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Find out how you can use the Futures Wheel to brainstorm the direct and indirect consequences of a decision, event, or trend.

The Futures Wheel - Decision-Making Skills Training from MindTools.com

Use this simple tool to help you brainstorm possible consequences of a decision, event, or trend.

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Sunday, 6 January 2013

Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. ~Mark Twain

Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. ~Mark Twain

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Friday, 4 January 2013

If you go as far as you can see, you will then see enough to go even farther. ~John Wooden

If you go as far as you can see, you will then see enough to go even farther. ~John Wooden

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Managing in Malaysia - Navigating a Land of Contrasts

Learn what it takes to work successfully in friendly, diverse Malaysia.

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Discover how you can use Affinity Diagrams to group large amounts of data into common themes.

Affinity Diagrams - Problem-Solving Training from MindTools.com

Affinity diagram helps to synthesize large amounts of data by finding relationships between ideas.

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Thank you for making each day one of greater ability to share the influence we all have with those around us. If a word is spoken properly, it creates a healthy sense of self worth, encourages postiive thinking and may create a return on your investment in people or employees far greater than whatever the original goal may have been. We are created to be givers and what we use as resources should always benefit others directly and then our own dreams and actions will be fulfilled.

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Thank you for making each day one of greater ability to share the influence we all have with those around us. If a word is spoken properly, it creates a healthy sense of self worth, encourages postiive thinking and may create a return on your investment in people or employees far greater than whatever the original goal may have been. We are created to be givers and what we use as resources should always benefit others directly and then our own dreams and actions will be fulfilled.

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You don't have to hold a position in order to be a leader. ~Anthony J. D'Angelo What kinds of leaders have influenced you that didn't "hold a position?"

You don't have to hold a position in order to be a leader. ~Anthony J. D'Angelo What kinds of leaders have influenced you that didn't "hold a position?"

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